Falkirk residents warned to brace for 70mph gales and heavy rain

Paisley care home have been blasted for “letting staff and residents down” after it emerged they were making losses years before opening the site.Jenny’s Well - run by Sight Scotland - all but shut its doors this week after all the remaining residents and most of the staff left the building.The shock closure was announced back in January, just over three years after the grand opening of the state-of-the-art home for people with sight loss in Hawkhead Road.At the time, the charity admitted it had

coronavirus cases in Falkirk are continuing to fall, according to new figures.For weeks, the area was Scotland's biggest infected area, before dropping to the second place last week and now it sits third on the table today.Clackmannanshire has the highest seven-day Covid infection rate as a further 691 new cases of the disease were confirmed nationally. Data has been published by the Scottish Government this afternoon as part of its national COVID-19 daily briefing.

a watchdog.Denise Connor was working at Beechwood Care Home in Wishaw when she mistreated and abused a total of five vulnerable residents over the course of just one shift in May 2020.Her alarming behaviour was reported and saw her hauled in front of the Scottish Social Services Council who have now banned her from the profession.Did you know you can keep up to date with the latest news by signing up to our daily newsletter?We send a morning and lunchtime newsletter covering the latest headlines

missing teenager from London who is believed to be in Scotland.Alfie Whelan, 17, has been reported missing from the English capital but is believed to have been in the Falkirk area since Tuesday, February 23.Alfie has not been seen for several days and police say there are 'growing concerns' for his welfare. The youngster is described as being 6ft 3ins, medium build, brown eyes and has dark hair in dreadlocks which he sometime wears tied back.

Twitter has gone into meltdown over a Scots Tesco store that lists 'in-store cat facilities' for its very own resident feline.Spartacus, a ten-year-old black-and-white cat, has made the Tesco Extra in Dunfermline, Fife, its second home for the past few years.Nicknamed the 'Tesco cat', the moggie has become such a staple sight to shoppers that Tesco has even listed it on its website as enjoying 'naps by the front door'.Under 'general information' about the store, Spartacus is listed as the

East Kilbride care home residents say there is “light at the end of the tunnel” as visiting restrictions ease.Indoor visiting of Lanarkshire’s care home residents by relatives, friends and carers is set to resume this week – that allows residents to have up to two separate designated visitors once a week.The move follows the Scottish Government guidance ‘Open with Care’ to support the reintroduction of “meaningful family contact” in care homes.Natasha Hamilton's mum, Anne, is in a care home in

Falkirk street tonight with police an ambulance spotted dealing with an incident there.An ambulance, police van and two police cars were spotted on Thornhill Road in Falkirk this evening.Eye witnesses snapped pictures of the drama unfold outside a block of flats in the area.The nature of the incident is unclear at this time.The Daily Record has reached out to Police Scotland for comment.We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.For the latest

coronavirus infection rate in Scotland. Data shows there are currently 223.1 cases per 100,000 people, that’s compare to 53.9 cases in the Highlands and 27.1 cases per 100,000 in Aberdeen.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A campaign has been launched to urge families to apply for a new benefit which would help around 8,400 children in West Dunbartonshire.The new Scottish Government benefit will give eligible families and carers £40 every four weeks for each child under six.

Perth has become the first city in the UK to have resident urban beavers, according to the most comprehensive ever survey of the mammal in Scotland.The findings show the semiaquatic species has established a “strong presence” on the River Tay - including in the centre of the city.Signs of fresh activity were also seen on Moncreiffe Island and along the river at the North Inch.Appeal to help children of woman found dead in PerthshireIn spite of the cold and snowy conditions, surveyors have

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Renfrewshire care home residents have been receiving their second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine this week as deaths in the elderly population continue to plummet.New figures, published by the Scottish Government, show the number of care home residents dying as a result of the virus has dropped by 62 per cent since the vaccine programme started.The Express understands the national statistics are being mirrored

Falkirk who supported each other through lockdown are now joining forces to demand action to sort out problems with their homes.Despite the fact that the houses in Symington Drive in Bainsford, were built just six years ago, there have been huge problems with the underfloor heating system and replacement parts for its control system are no longer available.Now, members of a newly formed residents' association say that for housing with many disabled or elderly tenants, this isn't good enough.

Rutherglen Cemetery are facing a grave situation – after South Lanarkshire Council began investigating new plots next to their gardens without telling them.Residents on Broomieknowe Drive were stunned on Monday to wake up and find diggers had already started work testing the suitability of new lairs.The cemetery is already near to capacity, and the local authority have been looking at ways to expand the site.Previously a “border strip” had been in place to ensure that there was sufficient space